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March 11, 2022
Australian carbon prices plummeted after regulator’s surprise intervention
Last Friday, Australia's Clean Energy Regulator announced new changes to the Emissions Reduction Fund, as well as a decision to share with carbon farmers and landholders the windfall profits generated from the change.
March 04, 2022Tunisia teams up with 3 foreign firms for 500 MW clean electricity project
Three international businesses have been granted licenses to produce 500 MW of renewable energy in Tunisia, a government official said on Wednesday.
March 04, 2022AWS launches carbon footprint tool as Big Techs race to green cloud computing
Amazon Web Service (AWS), a cloud computing platform provided by e-commerce giant Amazon, has launched a free tool for customers to track their cloud consumption’s carbon footprint and to compare it to the estimated footprint of an on-premise data center.
March 02, 2022European carbon permits suffer biggest one-day fall amid Russia-Ukraine conflicts
The benchmark European carbon price plummeted 16.25% on Tuesday, closing at 68.85 euros. The price is now down more than 28% since Russia's invasion of Ukraine, with the price decoupling from the energy markets it normally monitors due to profit-taking an
March 02, 2022Bitcoin mining’s carbon emission jumped 17% after moving out of China
Bitcoin mining’s carbon emissions have increased after moving from China to the United States and other countries, according to a team of academics from the Netherlands, Switzerland, and Germany.
February 25, 2022Carbon Trust rolls out new net zero certification scheme for businesses
UK-based organization Carbon Trust launched on Tuesday a new certification scheme designed to certify businesses' net zero goals and strategies.
February 25, 2022Tencent pledges carbon neutrality across operations and supply chain by 2030
Chinese tech giant Tencent announced on Thursday that it plans to achieve carbon neutrality in its operations and supply chain by the end of the decade.
February 24, 2022Sify inks 231 MW solar and wind PPA to power hyper-scale data centers
Sify Technologies, a Chennai-based internet service provider (ISP), has signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) with Vibrant Energy Holdings, a majority-owned subsidiary of Blue Leaf Energy Asia Pte Ltd, for 231 MW of solar and wind energy to power Sify's
February 24, 2022Global energy sector emits 70% more methane than they report: IEA
The International Energy Agency (IEA) published on Wednesday its 2022 Global Methane Tracker report, indicating that methane emissions from the global energy sector are 70% higher than official figures, with the coal sector identified as the largest singl
February 23, 2022Vietnam mulls setting up renewable energy center to realize COP26 commitment
In the hopes of speeding up net zero transition, Vietnam’s Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) and the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MoNRE) have been tasked with coordinating the establishment of a renewable energy center, which is expe